(July 19, 2016 at 1:07 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Convict police officers of murder! Do you know how many police were convicted of murder or manslaughter in 2015?
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/record-...convicted/
What are the implications of that? There are no consequences to police shooting someone, they can shoot your mother, sister, father or son and get paid vacation. As long as it's impossible to convict police of murder, they will continue to shoot people. It's an outrageous statistic. Like everybody else, if they fear going to prison for life, they will be more hesitant to pull the trigger. As of now, they all have James Bond's license to kill.
Personally, I am in favor of personal mounted cameras for police in such instances. I remember hearing of a place that did this, and the cops liked it, because it reduced complaints from people, knowing that they where on camera. I also agree, that if the cop is not justified in discharging his weapon, then he should face prosecution. However, if the one being arrested, is resisting, then I think that the benefit of the doubt, needs to go to the police officer. Even if the video shows that person did not have, or did not go for a gun.
